Learning Spanish

[Lascaux]

When the time is right I'm going to leave england to travel the south of spain and south america with guitar, a little tupperdor of cigars and nothing much else. I want to get down and dirty and soak up REAL andalucian gypsy flamenco and latin music. In preparation I'm going to start learning spanish.

I took spanish, german and french for GCSEs and have a fair grasp of learning grammar, so I'm going to teach myself spanish in my spare time. Not looking at taking lessons as I have some gorgeous spanish friends who will teach me in return for music lessons (god bless the guitar)

Can anyone recommend any good books/tutors/learning aids?

I'm downloading TV series in spanish with english dubs... rather fancy watching lost again in spanish... perdido!!!

[Big_T_UK]

To quote Jimmeh when he read this post, "Fucking hippy". He has clearly spent too much time around me!

T.

[Lascaux]

hahaha

yeah man just me, my guitar, two sets of pants, free love, a copy of on the road and bukowski's poetry,



i was actually thinking more gypsy than hippy. i want to emerge looking like this guy

http://www.tierra-flamenca.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/gypsies.jpg

[Big_T_UK]

That is so very you!

T.

[Habana-Habanos]

hahaha

yeah man just me, my guitar, two sets of pants, free love, a copy of on the road and bukowski's poetry,



i was actually thinking more gypsy than hippy. i want to emerge looking like this guy

http://www.tierra-flamenca.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/gypsies.jpg

I do not see the cigar. :confused:

[Big_T_UK]

It is in his HUGE hat, ;)

T.

[Habana-Habanos]

It is in his HUGE hat, ;)

T.

LOL. :eek: :hail:

[Habana-Habanos]

Can't a man named TJCoro teach you how to be very similar to this man. I mean I know he is not Spanish but they aren't far off.

Plus TJ has a large cigar collection unlike the man in the photo!

[cbob]

Great plan!!! :tongue:
If I were a few (few dozen) years younger I'd be liken' to do something similar myself but given that I already look like the dude in your photo -except my beard is totally white!- I figure I'm past my "best before" date. :biggrin1:

So instead of combining guitar with Spanish culture, I've been taking my Spanish lessons in Havana and combining with some of the more "mature" aspects of Cuban culture: namely lots of cigars and rum.
It's been working well so far. Other Spanish-speaking folk dis my Havana accent but the tabacos y ron son una precia buena.

Maybe next year... Tres lessons from the guy who builds them.

Keep us updated on your progress . En Español claro está!

[monkey66]

Great plan Joe ....if only I were 20 years younger.

[El Catador]

I have the (somewhat faded) T-shirt, but never (to my eternal regret), managed to learn how to pull off the irregular flamenco hand-clapping technique.

If you master the art you will be able to 'jam' in any rustic tapas bar with just your hands for an instrument, and the fire of a gypsy in your soul.

I am up in the sierra's right now, overlooking a pueblo blanco and about to dig into churros and chocolate. So, for now, adios mi amigo.

[DeadBase]

I have no idea why my school didn't offer the option of Spanish. It seems like a much more useful language than French or German as French speaking nations all seem to know English and the only time I've had to use German was as a fall back in Spain!

Good going Lascaux, I'm starting to try and pick it up as a necessary for travelling through South and Central America next year.

[daverave999]

VERY interested in what is suggested in this thread as I intend to move to Spain within the next two years.

[Lascaux]

started some basic flamenco techniques + soleares
left hands easy enough coming from classical but the right hand is gonna be a challenge. might just post youtubes of my progress in a month or two

taking a trip up to barbican library to grab some tutor books, hopefully they'll have audio tapes too